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Bridge conditions in Wabaunsee County, Kansas

242 inventoried bridges · 25 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Wabaunsee County has 25 bridges rated poor out of 242 inventoried, a 10.3% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

25 of the 242 bridges in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, are rated in poor condition (10.3%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
89 bridges (36.8%) are rated good and 128 (52.9%) fair.
The median Wabaunsee County bridge was built in 1962.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is RS1013 K185 Hwy over I70 Hwy Nl-sl (built 1962), carrying about 518 vehicles a day.

Good 36.8% · Fair 52.9% · Poor 10.3% of 242 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
RS1013 K185 Hwy over I70 Hwy Nl-sl	1962	518	Poor
Rs 415 20-bb.2 over Trib Elm Creek	1938	51	Poor
Rs 665 8-z.8 over Munkers Creek	1930	41	Poor
Local Rd. 13 over Hendricks Creek	1900	33	Poor
Rs 1013 15-c.6 over Wells Creek	1932	32	Poor
Local Rd. 60 over St Louis Southwestern RR	1930	30	Poor
Local Rd. 62 over Munker Creek	1930	30	Poor
Minor Col 102 over Horse Creek	1930	30	Poor
Local Rd. 21 over Trib Mill Creek	1920	30	Poor
Local Rd. 108 over Elm Creek	1900	30	Poor
Local Rd. 52 over Trib N Branch Mission CR	1920	30	Poor
Local Rd. 86 over Trib. to Dragoon Creek	1900	30	Poor
Rs 2121 M-5.7 over Trib Spring Creek	1935	25	Poor
Local Rd. 38 over South Branch Mill Creek	1921	23	Poor
Local Rd. 40 over Trib Nehring Creek	1910	20	Poor
Local Rd. 8 over Roberts Creek	1900	20	Poor
Local Rd. 9 over Trib Kansas River	1920	20	Poor
Local Rd. 81 over Dragoon Creek	1900	20	Poor
Local Rd. 82 over S. Branch Wakarusa Riv.	1920	20	Poor
Local Rd. 27 over Trib. to Kansas River	1914	20	Poor
Minor Col 96 over Coon Creek	1920	20	Poor
Local Rd. 12 over Loire Creek	1920	15	Poor
Local Rd. 74 over Dragoon Creek	1920	15	Poor
Minor Col 100 over Trib Rock Creek	1920	10	Poor
Local Rd. 31 over Trib W Branch Mill Creek	1900	5	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-70 Highway EB over Dry Creek	2003	11,271	Good
I-70 Highway WB over Keene Road	2003	11,271	Good
I-70 Highway EB over Keene Road	2003	11,271	Good
I-70 Highway WB over Hudson Ranch Road	2003	11,271	Good
I-70 Highway EB over Hudson Ranch Road	2003	11,271	Good
I-70 Highway WB over Dry Creek	2003	11,220	Fair
I70 Hwy Eb/wb over Post Creek	1937	11,024	Good
I70 Hwy WB over Paw Paw Creek	1962	11,016	Fair
I70 Hwy WB over Spring Creek	1962	11,016	Good
I70 Hwy EB over Spring Creek	1999	11,016	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Wabaunsee County → - all 242, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.